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VUT-1981-L-83134
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Title_of_text
Maritime Act [Cap 131] (Act No. 8 of 1981).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Vanuatu
Subjects (Classification)
Seafarers
Adopted on (Date of text)
1981-04-13
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
This Act provides for a variety of matters relative to legal status of and rights in sea-going vessels, navigation, carriage of goods at sea and related matters. In particular Part 11 deals with matters related to the employment of seafarers including minimum age, payment of wages, termination of employment, vacation allowance and holidays, working hours, repatriation, discipline on board ship, freedom of association and negotiation of labour contracts.
Implementing Text region
Implementing text(s)
1990-09-03 (VUT-1990-R-27206)
Maritime Regulations Order No. 25 of 1990
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
2008 (VUT-2008-L-88479)
Maritime (Amendment) Act 2008 (No. 13 of 2008).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Consolidated Edition 2006
Author
Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute (PacLII)
Publisher
University of the South Pacific School of Law
Country
Vanuatu
URL
http://www.paclii.org/vu/legis/consol_act/ma101/
File
VUT83134.pdf (PDF)